Image and video
Captions alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
zhouxiaoka/autoclip★6,294 GitHub starsMIT licenceAutomatically generates video highlights and clips from input footage using AI.Open on GitHub ↗palmier-io/palmier-pro★13,202 GitHub starsGPL-3.0 licencemacOS desktop video editor with AI-assisted editing features.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Generative AI avatars / digital twins
- In-app AI video generation (creating new footage)
- Proprietary multi-model editing stacks and high-volume credit tiers
- Eye-contact correction and some advanced denoise/voice-clone features
- 100+ built-in edit styles and managed asset library
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Captions, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.